in reply to Re^2: How to install CPAN modules
in thread How to install CPAN modules

Please tell me I am misreading this

You are misreading this.
As a sysadmin, you would be able to install a "systemwide Perl installation for all users to use" - one that is separate and distinct from the perl that the system uses.

Typically, it would be in some place like /usr/local, and users would *not* have permissions to install CPAN modules into this perl's @INC directories.
But that would not prevent them from installing modules (to use with this systemwide perl) into their home directories.

Cheers,
Rob

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Re^4: How to install CPAN modules
by karlgoethebier (Abbot) on Dec 27, 2013 at 14:57 UTC

    To be honest: i'm still unsure about this issue.

    For the moment, i prefer to have one or more functional users (like sybase or monitoring or whatever) and each one having a own Perl installation in his $HOME - managed with perlbrew.

    Regards, Karl

    «The Crux of the Biscuit is the Apostrophe»

Re^4: How to install CPAN modules
by marinersk (Priest) on Dec 27, 2013 at 14:49 UTC

    Got it. Thanks. I was lumping "system Perl" with "system-wide Perl" -- clearly a noob error.

    Much relieved am I.